Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Fedora Project Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by KarstenWade: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/Beats/Networking The comment on the change is: some wiki style edits, a few more to come, thanks for the new content! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '''Network``Manager''' now has support for DHCP hostname, NIS, ISDN, WPA, WPA supplicant (`wpa_supplicant`), and WPA-Enteprise. It has a new wireless security layer. The VPN and dial up support has been enhanced. Applications such as '''Evolution''' now integrate with '''Network``Manager''' to provide dynamic networking capabilities. '''Network``Manager''' is disabled by default in Fedora as it is not yet suitable for certain configurations, such as system-wide static IPs, bonding devices, or starting a wireless network connection before login. To enable '''Network``Manager''' from the desktop: + - 1. open the Services application (System menu->Administration->Services) + 1. Open the '''Services''' application (System menu->Administration->Services) - 2. From the Edit Runlevel menu, choose "Runlevel All" + 1. From the Edit Runlevel menu, choose "Runlevel All" - 3. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'dhcdbd' item in left-hand list are checked + 1. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'dhcdbd' item in left-hand list are checked - 4. Select 'dhcdbd' in the list, and click the "Start" button + 1. Select 'dhcdbd' in the list, and click the "Start" button - 5. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'named' item in left-hand list are checked + 1. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'named' item in left-hand list are checked - 6. Select 'named' in the list, and click the "Start" button + 1. Select 'named' in the list, and click the "Start" button - 7. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'NetworkManager' item in left-hand list are checked + 1. Ensure that the 3 boxes next to the 'NetworkManager' item in left-hand list are checked - 8. Select 'NetworkManager' in the list, and click the "Start" button + 1. Select 'NetworkManager' in the list, and click the "Start" button To enable '''Network``Manager''' from the command line or terminal: + - 1. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 dhcdbd on + 1. su -c '/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 dhcdbd on' - 2. sudo /sbin/service dhcdbd start + 1. su -c '/sbin/service dhcdbd start' - 3. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 named on + 1. su -c '/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 named on' - 4. sudo /sbin/service named start + 1. su -c '/sbin/service named start' - 5. sudo /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on + 1. su -c '/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 NetworkManager on' - 6. sudo /sbin/service NetworkManager start + 1. su -c '/sbin/service NetworkManager start' For a list of common wireless cards and drivers that '''Network``Manager''' supports, see the [http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManagerHardware NetworkManager Hardware] page.
